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		coldtea on Oct 20, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I went to Nigeria to meet a man who scammed me >Such articles like this one stereotype Nigeria in a falsely negative manner. Err, the author actually WENT to Nigeria to meet her actual Nigerian scammer -- and others doing the same. What stereotype? She doesn't say that most Nigerians or only Nigerians do such things -- but that's what happened to her.

V-2 on Oct 20, 2016 | [–]

Facts will not dictate this conversation! Fighting stereotypes takes priority over some facts.

wodenokoto on Oct 20, 2016 | [–]

Just because this one did, doesn't mean most do.

icebraining on Oct 20, 2016 | [–]

Who claimed they do?

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